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president obama is back at work trying to avoid deep cuts that are due to take effect next month. in this latest showdown over deficit reduction in washington--neither side showed any sign of compromise. longer airport lines. reduced military readiness. these are just some of the consequences president obama warns will become reality if forced spending cuts take effect on march first. these cuts not smart, they are not fair, they will hurt our economy, they will add hundreds of thousands of americans to the unemployment roles. >> reporter:to replace the cuts, democrats in the senate propose a combination of more tax revenue from top subsidies and reducing defense spending after the afghanistan. to support any increases in tax revenues. house speaker john boehner released a statement tuesday arguing the problem is his counterparts in the senate don't deny the consequences of the cuts will be dramatic. >> republicans deserve blame. i'll take some blame for it but the president of the united states is supposed to lead. why doesn't he call people over, and we sit down and prevent the
president obama is back at work trying to avoid deep cuts that are due to take effect next month. in this latest showdown over deficit reduction in washington--neither side showed any sign of compromise. longer airport lines. reduced military readiness. these are just some of the consequences president obama warns will become reality if forced spending cuts take effect on march first. these cuts not smart, they are not fair, they will hurt our economy, they will add hundreds of thousands of...
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president obama was in atlanta today. part of his road trip - to push his initiatives for his second term. he says he wants to make preschool available to all 4-year-olds. he visited a childhood education center and joked that he had to be home at the white house tonight -- in time for a valentine's day date with his wife. tomorrow the president will be traveling again -- this time in his hometown of chicago. the president is not happy about the fact that a confirmation vote for chuck hagel as defense secretary has been delayed. hagel is a former republican senator and a decorated vietnam veteran. filibuster fell two votes short. republicans are holding up the confirmation -- while demanding information on how the administration handled the attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission indemocrats call the hold-up "tragic." just in -- we are getting unedited were retiring after 18 months on the job he said he can't wait to get back to his california home. are first look at what type of health plans people can expect under the aff
president obama was in atlanta today. part of his road trip - to push his initiatives for his second term. he says he wants to make preschool available to all 4-year-olds. he visited a childhood education center and joked that he had to be home at the white house tonight -- in time for a valentine's day date with his wife. tomorrow the president will be traveling again -- this time in his hometown of chicago. the president is not happy about the fact that a confirmation vote for chuck hagel as...
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president obama is bringing his fight against gun violence to his hometown of in a speech de hyde park academy high school the president spoke talked about hadiya on tuesday night and the fact that unfortunately what happened to hadiya is not unique. it's not unique to chicago, it's not unique to this country. too many of our children are being taken away from us." chicago came after a white presidential citizens medal. the nation's second highest civilian honor. to 18 people. teachers who fell victim to the deadly shootings at school. honored 18 americans with medal. who died at sandy hook elementary in connecticut. accept the medals. the president says the teachers and principal all gave their lives to protect the children in their care. the award is the nation's second highest civilian in a plea deal filed today,former congressman jesse jackson jr. admits to using 750-thousand dollars personal expenses. the agreement calls for jackson to pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars for using the money on several memorabilia. jackson faces probation or a prison. a judge will decide on t
president obama is bringing his fight against gun violence to his hometown of in a speech de hyde park academy high school the president spoke talked about hadiya on tuesday night and the fact that unfortunately what happened to hadiya is not unique. it's not unique to chicago, it's not unique to this country. too many of our children are being taken away from us." chicago came after a white presidential citizens medal. the nation's second highest civilian honor. to 18 people. teachers who...
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obama. the parents of slain >> "just three weeks ago, she was here, in washington, with her classmates, performing for her country at my inauguration. and a week later, she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school." >>catherine: the president also talked about the tragic shootings in newtown, connecticut. >> "it has been two months since newtown. i know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence, but this time is different." >>catherine: it was after these shootings that the president proposed toughening gun laws. >> "these proposals deserve a vote. because in the two months since newtown, more than a thousand birthdays, graduations, and anniversaries have been stolen from our lives by a bullet from a gun." >>catherine: president obama made an emotional appeal to congress. >> "the families of aurora deserve a vote. the families of oak creek, and tucson, and blacksburg, and the countless other communities ripped open by gun violence - they deserve
obama. the parents of slain >> "just three weeks ago, she was here, in washington, with her classmates, performing for her country at my inauguration. and a week later, she was shot and killed in a chicago park after school." >>catherine: the president also talked about the tragic shootings in newtown, connecticut. >> "it has been two months since newtown. i know this is not the first time this country has debated how to reduce gun violence, but this time is...
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. >> pam: at 5:30 president barack obama is just 24 hours away from delivering his first state of the union address of his second term. and some controversial. and some not so controversial topics will be his focus. kron 4's dan kerman is here to details what the president will talk about. dan ? >> reporter: it used to be that it was not such a big deal however, the economy is going to be focused for his speech and also debt reduction. with spending cuts and increase revenue. look for spending cuts, and job growth and economy. >> i'm going to be talking about making sure that we are focused on job creation in the united states of america. (cheers & applause) it means that we're focused on education. that every young person is equipped with the skills that we need for the 21st century. >> reporter: the congressional democrats and also other topics on the state of the union our immigration reform. citizenship reformation and also, afghanistan. reducing the number of troops. 60,000, possibly the most controversial topic is of course:control. >> pam: those visitors, are going to be the vi
. >> pam: at 5:30 president barack obama is just 24 hours away from delivering his first state of the union address of his second term. and some controversial. and some not so controversial topics will be his focus. kron 4's dan kerman is here to details what the president will talk about. dan ? >> reporter: it used to be that it was not such a big deal however, the economy is going to be focused for his speech and also debt reduction. with spending cuts and increase revenue. look...
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president obama polished his golf game with one of the best yesterday. tiger woods. because photographers were kept at bay. we're using file video of the president's previous golf outing. mr. obama is spending the weekend at a resort in florida. >>> fast food burger chain burger king isn't having things its way. the company's twitter account was hacked leaving whopper lovers to believe that mcdonald's bought burger king. let's take a look closer. here's the page before it was removed. it says quote, we just got sold to mcdonald's. look for mcdonald's in a hood near you. the company tweeted that earlier today. burger king's twitter profile was changed to a mcdonald's logo as well. it's not clear who hacked the account the suspect appears to Ñf >>> big changes on the way heading into the over night hours. we saw cooler temperatures than yesterday. as we look outside from the golden gate bridge. cloud conditions right now but the pavement is still dry. rain not moving in yet. storm tracker 4 is picking up returns offshore. it's too dry for the rain to hit the ground un
president obama polished his golf game with one of the best yesterday. tiger woods. because photographers were kept at bay. we're using file video of the president's previous golf outing. mr. obama is spending the weekend at a resort in florida. >>> fast food burger chain burger king isn't having things its way. the company's twitter account was hacked leaving whopper lovers to believe that mcdonald's bought burger king. let's take a look closer. here's the page before it was removed....
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president obama hits the road to talk gun control. even doing a little shooting himself -- we'll s navy seal, gunned down at texas shooting range. the man behind bars. and a u-s senator defends a tweet, calling one world leader a monkey. that more -- next at 5-30. (male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> gun control.back in the spotlight today. president obama hit the road.trying to sell his plan to reduce gun violence in america. grant lodes is follwing this story, and tell us how the president is pushing his >> reporter: it almost seemed like mister obama was back on the campaign trail today. he flew to minneapolis.meeting with his administration released this picture.hoping to prove that the presidnet does infact enjoy skeet shooting at camp david. pushing for military type- assault weapons ban. but background checks is the area where there's more consencus. >> we do not have to agree on everything to agree that there is time to do something. (cheers & applause) that is my main message. >> it i
president obama hits the road to talk gun control. even doing a little shooting himself -- we'll s navy seal, gunned down at texas shooting range. the man behind bars. and a u-s senator defends a tweet, calling one world leader a monkey. that more -- next at 5-30. (male announcer) this is the bay area news station, kron 4 news starts now. >> gun control.back in the spotlight today. president obama hit the road.trying to sell his plan to reduce gun violence in america. grant lodes is...
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. >> reporter: to present the biggest award of the night, first lady michelle obama made a live appearance from the white house. >> and the oscar goes to.argo. >> reporter: the film set during the iranian hostage crisis, was also recognized for editing and adapted screenplay. >> i thank everyone in the movie, on the movie, worked the movie, did anything with this movie, gets thanked, i want to thank canada, i want to thank our friends in iran, living in terrible circumstances right now. ♪ >> one day more. >> reporter: "les miserables" also won three oscars, including best supporting actress, anne hathaway. >> it came true! ♪ >> adele performed "skyfall," which won for best song. >> reporter: "life of pi" took home four oscars, the most of any film, including best director for ang lee. >> thank you movie gods! >> reporter: daniel day lewis became the first person to win three times in the leading actor category, this year for "lincoln." >> since we got married 16 years ago, my wife rebecca has lived with some very strange men. >> reporter: twitter lit up after jennifer lawrence tripped
. >> reporter: to present the biggest award of the night, first lady michelle obama made a live appearance from the white house. >> and the oscar goes to.argo. >> reporter: the film set during the iranian hostage crisis, was also recognized for editing and adapted screenplay. >> i thank everyone in the movie, on the movie, worked the movie, did anything with this movie, gets thanked, i want to thank canada, i want to thank our friends in iran, living in terrible...